US EditionThai PM moves to dissolve parliament, setting stage for elections
Prime Minister Anutin cited a fragmented minority government and border clashes with Cambodia, with elections mandated within 45 to 60 days after royal approval, officials said.
- On Dec 12, King Maha Vajiralongkorn endorsed a decree dissolving parliament, as Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said, `I am returning power to the people` ahead of elections.
- Amid a legislative impasse over charter changes, lawmakers deadlocked on Section 256/28, while a dispute with the People's Party and no-confidence threats prompted dissolution, Siripong Angkasakulkiat said.
- At least 20 people were killed and nearly 200 wounded in clashes along the Thailand–Cambodia border, but Anutin insisted dissolving parliament would not disrupt military operations at more than a dozen locations.
- Elections must be held within 45 to 60 days after the royal decree, while Anutin leads a caretaker government with limited powers and no new budget approval.
- Amid political instability, Anutin became Thailand's third prime minister since August 2023 after his Bhumjaithai Party left the coalition and faced criticism over last month's southern Thailand flood.
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Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul dissolves Parliament three months after coming to power, in full conflict with Cambodia.
Thailand's Prime Minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, has dissolved Parliament this Friday and convened...
Bangkok, Thailand. Thailand's Prime Minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, dissolved Parliament this Friday, just three months after taking office and in the midst of an escalation of violence on the border with Cambodia, which already left about twenty people dead and more than half a million displaced people.The decision, published in the Official Gazette, advanced the government's initial plans and opened the way for early general elections. “The Hou…
In the midst of the renewed border conflict with Cambodia, the House of Commons of the Parliament will be dissolved in Thailand. Surprisingly, the step will not come. A new election will take place within 60 days.
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